Hatice Sultan (daughter of Mustafa III)

[1][2] Due to the isolated environment, both Hatice and her sister developed symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other troubling behaviors.

On 3 November 1786, her uncle Sultan Abdul Hamid I betrothed her to the guardian of Khotin, Vezir Seyyid Ahmed Pasha.

The multi-talented artist caught the attention of the princess while working for Friedrich Hübsch, the Danish chargé d'affaires,[9] whom she had visited at his villa in Büyükdere.

He visited Hatice repeatedly for iftar banquets, and even had apartments reserved for overnight stays at Defterdarburnu.

Selim shared with her his detailed plans to acquaint the "devout and unbending" Muslims with European arts and civilisation.

Melling's beautiful sketches of the newly built mansions along the waterfront clearly exhibit the influence of French neoclassical, baroque, and rococo styles used in the construction, decoration, and furnishings of the palace of Hatice Sultan and those of other dignitaries in Istanbul.

[16] The letters testify not only to Hatice's insatiable interest in the decoration of her palace, but also to her drive and desire to be in command at all times a few letters concerning some chairs, perhaps (imitations of) French imports in the French kings Louis XV and Louis XVI style, are a case in point.

[12] Hatice had an alleged intimate relationship with Melling from 1796 to 1800, and she caused scandal when she invited him to reside in her palace, after which Selim distanced himself from her.

[19][3] After her death, her belongings were assigneted ti her sister Beyhan, her probate inventories included more than five hundred pieces of European porcelain, which appear to have been kept in three different parts of her palace.